Corps Members exchange marital vows

The ancient city of Kano stood still today when two serving Corps Members, Mohammed Alhaji Musa and Hauwa Yahaya Bagudu exchanged marital vows.   The new couple met at NYSC Kano State Orientation Camp in Kusallah Dam Karaye during the 2019 Batch ‘A’ Orientation Course. NYSC Kano State Coordinator, Malam Baba Ladan, who led other NYSC Staff and Corps Members to the wedding reception which took place at Nigeria Air Force Base in Kano, commended the new couple for maintaing their relationship which blossomed into marriage.   He also praised…

Gov Makinde launches Clean and Green waste mgt initiative …says target is to make Oyo cleanest in Nigeria

Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, on Friday, launched the New Solid Waste Management Architecture in the State, which is tagged “Clean and Green Initiative.” The Governor declared at the launch that “the cleanliness of the State was a collective responsibility that must not be left in hands of Government only.” A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, said the Governor told the gathering at the event put together by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources in conjunction with the Oyo State Waste…

Children of Kaduna doctor regain freedom — days after mother’s killing

The children of Philip Ataga, a Kaduna-based medical doctor, who were kidnapped in January, have regained freedom. Sunday Ogwu, a Facebook user who said he has been in touch with the family, announced the development on Thursday. The children, identified as Christabel and Jasmine, were abducted alongside Bola, their mother, from their residence at Juji near Sabon Tasha, Chikun local government area of Kaduna. The kidnappers had demanded N150 million ransom for their release but killed Bola after the family failed to pay the money. They subsequently demanded N20 million for the release of…

Gov Makinde appoints Rural Water Supply Agency Chair, Two Special Assistants

Oyo State Governor, Engr.Seyi Makinde, has appointed the trio of Engr. Ahmed Najeem Omirinde, Mr. Kehinde Ogunsanya and Mr. Muritala Olajide Adigun as Chairman, Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency, Senior Special on Economic Planning and Special Assistant on Digital Media respectively. A statement signed by the Special Assistant (Print Media) to the Governor, Moses Alao, stated that the Governor, in the letter of appointments issued to the trio, wished them the best in their new assignments, urged them to serve with dedication and loyalty. The appointments were with immediate…

Dr Kana: the Man Who Changed Medical Hajj Operations in Nigeria, awarded

A director in the Federal Ministry of Health, Dr Ibrahim Abubakar Kana, has left his footprints as head of the National Medical Team of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON); a position he held after rising from an ordinary member of the team in 2002 and steadily rose to the highest position as Commissioner in charge of Health in the NAHCON. Dr Kana, who has been described as the man who changed the story of Medical Hajj operations in Nigeria now heads the Saving One Million Lives Program for…